DLA Piper Denmark‘s real estate and construction practice, led by Line Marie Pedersen and Kristian Skovgaard Larsen, is praised by clients for providing ’reliable high-quality assistance’ on a range of matters, including transactions, sales and purchases, strategic advice, contracts, procurement work, regulatory issues, and dispute resolution. Also in the team are Niels Gram-Hanssen, Per Soon Larsen and Emilie Møller. Gram-Hanssen specialises in transactions relating to M&A and commercial lease law, Larsen has deep expertise in project development and financing work, and Møller advises a range of clients, spanning local, national and international businesses.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘Highly professional team with great involvement from partner Emilie Møller whose competence and responsiveness truly stand out.’
  • ‘Exceptional availability and excellent knowledge of the industry.’
  • ‘Reliable high-quality assistance within all relevant legal areas. Able to deliver at any time. Have assisted on various projects with great success.’
  • ‘Kristian Skovgaard Larsen - Well connected and knowledgeable about the industry. Excellent and commercially focused adviser. Never compromises with ethics and integrity.’
  • ‘I have worked with Niels W. Kjærgaard at DLA. Niels has known our company, attitudes and strategy for many years and we have great trust in each other - this reduces the processing time on issues, as Niels often knows our position on a counterpart's proposal even before we meet.'
  • ‘Emilie Møller, very skilled, always available and sophisticated approach.'
  • ‘Alexandre Latif Schleimann Jensen is able to execute quickly and efficiently. He possesses in-depth knowledge of the construction industry, which provides us with a significant advantage when he assists with legal challenges. His combination of industry insight and legal expertise makes him an exceptionally valuable partner.’

Key clients

  • ATP Ejendomme
  • AXA Real Estate Investment Managers
  • Abrdn
  • Oxford Properties
  • Formuepleje Ejendomme
  • Kronhusene A/S
  • Thylander Gruppen
  • KONstruct
  • Proark Group
  • Northern Horizon A/S
  • Jönsson A/S
  • CG Jensen A/S
  • Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale
  • RESCALE Capital
  • DOMIS
  • Mangiavacchi Pedercini SpA
  • Adserballe & Knudsen
  • Jensen Gruppen
  • Innovator
  • SØM Ejendomme

Work highlights

Acted for Northern Horizon in connection with the acquisition of the three modern care homes owned by AP Ejendomme (subsidiary of AP Pension) and operated by Danske Diakonhjem.
Advised Wihlborgs A/S on the sale of a development site in Ballerup (the Greater Copenhagen Area) of approximately 9,500 square metres, to the Danish developer Birch Ejendomme which plans to construct a modern apartment building with 121 units spread across up to six floors.
Representing Field's A/S, Steen & Strøm Danmark A/S in a pending lawsuit at the Danish Eastern High Court.

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Practice head

Line Marie Pedersen; Kristian Skovgaard Larsen

Other key lawyers

Niels Gram-Hanssen; Per Soon Larsen; Emilie Møller; Niels W. Kjærgaard; Thomas Ulrik; Alexandre Latif Schleimann Jensen